topper09er
-
Posts
6,158 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Events
Milwaukee Brewers News, Rumors & Analysis
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Top Prospect Rankings
Milwaukee Brewers Videos
2022 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses
Milwaukee Brewers Trade & Free Agent Rumors
Milwaukee Brewers Fan Guides & Resources
2023 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses
2024 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses
The Milwaukee Brewers Players Project
2025 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by topper09er
-
Here are all of our games finished. If K-Rod gets used like Loe was for basically the entire first half - minus last week, we would only expect him to get around 10 GF. Those bottom of the 8th, give up the lead and then lose on the road do not happen that often. Pos W L ERA G GF ? SV IP CL John Axford 2 2 2.83 42 35 23 41.1 RP Kameron Loe 3 7 4.50 46 10 1 44.0 Sergio Mitre 0 1 3.27 22 8 0 33.0 RP Marco Estrada 2 6 4.71 26 7 0 57.1 Mike McClendon 3 0 2.63 9 7 0 13.2 Tim Dillard 1 1 5.00 15 6 0 18.0 RP LaTroy Hawkins 0 0 1.08 27 5 0 25.0 RP Zach Braddock* 0 1 5.19 24 4 0 17.1 Brandon Kintzler 1 1 3.68 9 3 0 14.2 Sean Green 0 1 5.40 14 3 0 11.2 Mitch Stetter* 0 0 5.14 16 2 0 7.0 Mark DiFelice 0 0 12.00 3 1 0 3.0The reason we only have 91 GF and 92 games is because Yo does not get a GF for a CG he threw, you dont get a GS and a GF in the same game, just like you can get a W and a SV in the same game. -
If we can use KRod to directly get Hardy then it would be good but otherwise we would be better off keeping him because we will get 2 nice draft picks when he leaves via free agency. He will not accept a 1 year arbitration deal to be a setup man
-
Umm look at this! Buster Onley on twitter: "Milwaukee was willing to take on more money than any other team, so the decision was simple for the Mets." This is ALL on Mark A being awesome and the fans showing up enough for him to feel comfortable doing it
-
Yea you can tell the uninformed guy in charge up writing up a little fluff piece about this looks at it and thinks "Well K-Rod has the all-time single season save record and Ive heard of him and was in NY so he must be great, lets see who the Brewers have now...John Axford? Hmm never heard of him he must be some guy who sucks who the Brewers are having close only because there are no better options. This must be why they traded for K-Rod"
-
1) He just signed Scott Boras, which is a strong indication towards free agency and rejecting any arby deal2) He would have to accept a 1 year deal to be a setup man in Milwaukee, not a closer which no "closer" wants to do. This deal just keeps looking better and better, we add 0 salary for 2011 (don't affect any chances of still adding another player), bolster the bullpen big time, and we will end up giving up 2 crappy, PTBNL prospects in return for 2 high draft picks to replace them next year. All of this was done just so the Mets could save $17.5 MM and we did it, not a rich team
-
Is there a stat on how often Boras clients accept an arbitration offer?
-
This is the best post: Karmaloop I'm pretty sure Thornburg, the Brewers representative in the Future's Game, will be included in this deal. Also heard their first baseman they drafted last year might be included, Hunter Morris. Again, if a player in the futures game was involved, it would have been named right away so the Mets could save face. This was about money.
-
K-Rod career: Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SO/BB BA OBP SLG OPS vs RHB as RHP 535 1260 1105 113 199 44 2 21 130 408 3.14 .180 .270 .281 .551 vs LHB as RHP 539 1295 1133 133 246 53 4 26 143 365 2.55 .217 .305 .340 .645
-
Francisco Rodriguez rhp 3 years/$37M (2009-11), plus 2012 option signed by NY Mets as a free agent 12/9/08 $2M signing bonus 09:$8.5M, 10:$11.5M, 11:$11.5M, 12:$17.5M option ($3.5M buyout) 2012 option becomes guaranteed with: 55 games finished in 2011, and 100 games finished in 2010-11, and doctors declare Rodriguez healthy after 2011 Rodriguez receives $3.5M termination buyout if 2012 option does not become guaranteed annual performance bonuses, 2009-11: $0.15M each for 50, 55 GF; $0.2M for 60 GF
-
This is the key, whenever you see PTBNL it means a team is really making a move for money reasons but doesn't want to it admit to their fan base, or they want to acquire a player currently injured but don't want to admit that to their fans either. If Gamel/Thornberg was the player the Mets would have named him right away and taken it back to their fans and say here look, we got this great guy in return.
-
Best part of the article is the moron with the first comment: "Sounds to me like there wont be a controversy. Axford get's the 8th inning. K-Rod is the new closer. " who doesn't understand the only reason we have him is so the Mets (and us, and every other major league team) can avoid vesting his option by not letting him finish games anymore (that often)
-
The reason there are players to be named is so the Mets can save face with their fans. They couldn't just remove a healthy K-Rod from closing to save the $17 Mil so they had to give him to a team that already had a closer. Now the Mets can tell their fans they traded an overpriced closer for potential all-stars and many of them will "buy" it. Unless K-Rod is surrounded by Yes-men only someone must have told him this would happen to avoid his automatic option so he should have seen it coming also.
-
Step 1: Rob the poor Mets by getting a great player for basically nothing as long as we pay for him. Step 2: Do the same thing to the Dodgers for Furcal. Wow....we are like the Yankees now, this is neat. Maybe Mark A. will get power crazy and pay for Prince next
-
The Power 50 is linked in this fangraphs article about how worthless Yuni is. It is used to show our tradable assets in option 4. http://www.fangraphs.com/...rewer-shortstop-problem/
-
Lowest WAR for Brewer non-catchers all-time. Player WAR/pos Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Tim Johnson -2.0 1973 23 MIL AL 136 510 465 39 99 10 2 0 32 29 93 6 3 .213 .259 .243 .502 Sean Berry -2.6 1999 33 MIL NL 106 281 259 26 59 11 1 2 23 17 50 0 0 .228 .281 .301 .582 Wes Helms -2.7 2004 28 MIL NL 92 306 274 24 72 13 1 4 28 24 60 0 1 .263 .331 .361 .692 Ted Simmons -2.9 1984 34 MIL AL 132 532 497 44 110 23 2 4 52 30 40 3 0 .221 .269 .300 .569 Von Joshua -3.2 1977 29 MIL AL 144 566 536 58 140 25 7 9 49 21 74 12 9 .261 .286 .384 .671
-
You have to play in to the point where you could throw the runner out at home on a SF. It does you no good to catch the ball 275 ft deep because the run will easily score and you lose. They have to basically know what is the limit of their arm and play that shallow so that they would have a very good chance of throwing the runner out at home. The one mistake they made today was not adjusting for the speed of the runner, it looked like thats the depth they would play in that scenario no matter who the runner is. If someone like Gomez is on 3rd you are probably better playing with 5 IF'ers because he will score on almost anything to any outfielder that could not be fielded by an infielder.
-
Not sure why Plush was so excited when he scored the tying run, it was only the 7th inning right?
-
And now the we dont have to hear people talk about the Pirates being tied for 1st at the break
-
It is very difficult to throw the ball home well when your momentum is taking towards the fence. If he is playing regular depth and can come up on it would have been much better.
-
Gomez would probably K
-
Counsell can walk though
-
Weeks is a real man, fastball to the head, instantly gets up and is mad he didnt have a chance to win the game
-
Kot(taras) and Kot(say)! Reminds me of the old Gabe and Gabe connection
-
Plush needs to go early in this AB even though they are worried about him
-
How can you let Badencourt hit there
